{"id":2507638,"date":"2025-11-06T16:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-says-mamdani-is-of-course-a-leader-in-democratic-party\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T16:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:10:17","slug":"sanders-says-mamdani-is-of-course-a-leader-in-democratic-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-says-mamdani-is-of-course-a-leader-in-democratic-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders says Mamdani is &#8216;of course&#8217; a leader in Democratic Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsanders-says-mamdani-is-of-course-a-leader-in-democratic-party%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2507638&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Bernie Sanders praised New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-6-best-bets-for-conservative-friendly-entertainment-this-summer\/\" title=\"The 6 Best Bets for Conservative-Friendly Entertainment this Summer\">significant leader<\/a> for the Democratic Party, highlighting MamdaniS recent electoral victory as a model for the party&#8217;s future. Sanders commended Mamdani&#8217;s grassroots campaign, which featured 90,000 volunteers and focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysts-bidens-massive-6-trillion-budget-will-cut-economic-growth-by-1-over-next-decade\/\" title=\"Analysts: Biden\u2019s Massive  Trillion Budget Will Cut Economic Growth By 1% Over Next Decade\">addressing wealth inequality<\/a>, healthcare affordability, child care, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >economic struggles faced<\/a> by ordinary Americans. Despite some Democratic leaders, like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, doubting Mamdani&#8217;s influence, Sanders emphasized Mamdani&#8217;s connection with working-class and young voters as key to his success. Sanders urged Democrats to adopt Mamdani&#8217;s platform in upcoming elections, stressing the need for the party to confront economic realities. Simultaneously occurring, President Donald Trump criticized Mamdani&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-van-jones-and-scott-jennings-blast-mamdanis-divisive-victory-speech\/\" title=\"CNN\u2019s Van Jones and Scott Jennings blast ...\u2019s \u2018divisive\u2019 ...\">confrontational victory speech<\/a>, suggesting Mamdani lacks the respect needed to succeed in Washington.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sanders says Mamdani is &lsquo;of course&rsquo; a leader in Democratic Party<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2394359\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3864218\/bernie-sanders-blasts-establishment-backs-aoc-2028\/\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) said New York City Mayor-elect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3871226\/zohran-mamdani-cuomo-sliwa-new-york-city-mayor-race\/\">Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s victory<\/a> provides a path forward for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3876184\/democrats-2025-election-victories-big-and-small-races\/\">Democratic Party<\/a>, encouraging Democrats to follow his campaign style.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani&rsquo;s win over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa was one of several elections in which Sanders said the Democratic Party had &ldquo;an overwhelming wave&rdquo; on Tuesday night. He said Mamdani is &ldquo;of course&rdquo; a leader for the Democratic Party, contrary to the beliefs some Democrats hold, such as House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3871992\/jeffries-dismisses-mamdani-future-democratic-party\/\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY).<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3878248\/where-every-senate-republican-stands-trump-end-filibuster\/\">Where every Senate Republican stands on Trump&rsquo;s call to end the filibuster<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3878102\/gop-weekend-senate-session-democrats-shutdown-split\/\">GOP weighs rare weekend Senate session as Democrats split on shutdown deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3876944\/progressives-warn-centrist-senate-colleagues-not-to-cave-shutdown\/\">Progressives warn centrist Senate colleagues not to &lsquo;cave&rsquo; on shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;But what&rsquo;s important about last night is not only that he ran a brilliant campaign, he had 90,000 volunteers, he&rsquo;s incredibly articulate, it&rsquo;s what he talked about during the campaign. And he made it clear what is true in every state in this country is that the richest people in America are becoming phenomenally richer. Billionaires are exploding in terms of wealth, while ordinary people, 60% of people, live paycheck to paycheck,&rdquo; Sanders said on CNN.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3222262&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=f25f77546794aded02b84a0b6bca64b4\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Ordinary people can&rsquo;t afford healthcare. They can&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-democrats-fighting-with-each-other-on-infrastructure\/\" title=\"Reports: Democrats fighting with each other on infrastructure\">afford child care<\/a>. They can&rsquo;t afford food in the grocery store. They can&rsquo;t afford to retire with dignity. That&rsquo;s what Zohran campaigned on; it resonated with people, it will resonate with people in every state in this country,&rdquo; Sanders continued.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders said Democrats should &ldquo;absolutely&rdquo; campaign on Mamdani&rsquo;s platform in the 2026 midterm elections, adding that his party needs &ldquo;the courage to acknowledge reality.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also said it &ldquo;doesn&rsquo;t matter&rdquo; that Mamdani never secured Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3875165\/senate-democrats-unity-frays-shutdown-off-ramp\/\">Chuck Schumer<\/a>&lsquo;s (D-NY) endorsement because Mamdani spoke to &ldquo;working-class people&rdquo; instead of &ldquo;the political establishment.&rdquo; He added that younger voters are &ldquo;the future of America&rdquo; and said the party must &ldquo;study&rdquo; how Mamdani reached out to this voting bloc.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), left, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, center, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) appear onstage during a rally on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Heather Khalifa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted Sanders&rsquo;s office for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3876949\/gop-new-york-socialist-mamdani-symbol-democratic-extremism\/\"><strong>GOP TARGETS NEW YORK SOCIALIST ZOHRAN MAMDANI AS SYMBOL OF DEMOCRATIC EXTREMISM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3875093\/schumer-sidesteps-mamdani-endorsement-nyc-polls-closing\/\">Schumer remained evasive on endorsing Mamdani<\/a> throughout the election cycle. He confirmed he voted Tuesday, but didn&rsquo;t specify who he voted for. However, he said he looks forward to working with the Big Apple&rsquo;s next mayor.<\/p>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3877838\/trump-omb-demands-agencies-kill-regulations-faster\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> criticized <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3877062\/trump-mamdani-angry-victory-speech\/\">Mamdani&rsquo;s &ldquo;very angry&rdquo; victory speech<\/a>, in which Mamdani taunted the president. Trump said Mamdani needs to be &ldquo;a little bit respectful of Washington&rdquo; because he &ldquo;doesn&rsquo;t have a chance of succeeding&rdquo; if he isn&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanders: Mamdani is &#8216;of course&#8217; a Democratic leader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2507639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25300101635247.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32923,50402,56552,5894,3981],"class_list":["post-2507638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-party","tag-leadership-2","tag-mamdani","tag-politics","tag-sanders"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25300101635247.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2507638"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2507642,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507638\/revisions\/2507642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2507639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2507638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2507638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2507638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}